Skip to Main Content

2016 Speakers

Keynotes

Sara Blakely

Sara Blakely

SARA BLAKELY is founder and owner of SPANX, Inc. She founded SPANX in 2000 with $5,000 in savings. A frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, she created undergarments that revolutionized an industry, and ...
Read Full Bio

Annie E. Clark

ANNIE E. CLARK is a co-founder of EROC, and a lead complainant in the Title IX and Clery complaints against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in ...
Read Full Bio

Anita Hill

ANITA HILL is University Professor of Social Policy, Law, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University. She is a vital leader in both the civil rights and women’s rights movements. In 1993, Hill made sexual ...
Read Full Bio

Gayle King

GAYLE KING is a co-host of "CBS This Morning,” and editor-at-large of the award-winning O, the Oprah Magazine. King previously hosted "The Gayle King Show," a live, weekday television interview program on OWN: The ...
Read Full Bio

Kevin O’Leary

KEVIN O’LEARY was born to a middle class family in 1954. The combination of his mother’s family heritage as merchants and his father’s Irish charisma truly meant that O’Leary was born for business. He ...
Read Full Bio

Breakout Session Speakers

Rekha Abichandani

REKHA ABICHANDANI, MD, MS is group vice president clinical development and ...
Read Full Bio

Allison Bebo

ALLISON BEBO is senior vice president, human resources with Hologic. She joined ...
Read Full Bio

Jenny Blake

JENNY BLAKE is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker ...
Read Full Bio

Lisa Bodell

LISA BODELL is the founder and CEO of futurethink. She is the best-selling author of ...
Read Full Bio

Jane Bowman

JANE BOWMAN is the vice president of marketing and strategic partnerships for Boston ...
Read Full Bio

Karen Cahn

KAREN CAHN is the founder and CEO of VProud Labs, a video company that ...
Read Full Bio

Beth Carlson

BETH CARLSON is vice president of global talent development and organizational ...
Read Full Bio

Nicole Castillo

NICOLE CASTILLO the co-founder of BeVisible, a career-building and social media ...
Read Full Bio

Pooja Chandrashekar

POOJA CHANDRASHEKAR is currently a sophomore at Harvard University concentrating in ...
Read Full Bio
Malika Chopra

Mallika Chopra

MALLIKA CHOPRA is a mom, media entrepreneur, public speaker, and published author. ...
Read Full Bio

Beth Clymer

BETH CLYMER is the executive vice president of Bain Capital. She joined Bain ...
Read Full Bio

Carol Fishman Cohen

CAROL FISHMAN COHEN is the CEO and co-founder of iRelaunch. She consults to some of ...
Read Full Bio

Sara Conahan

SARA CONAHAN is the director of community and philanthropy at Suffolk ...
Read Full Bio

Catherine Corley

CATHERINE CORLEY is senior vice president of global operations with Catalyst. She is ...
Read Full Bio

Theresa S. Creasey

THERESA S. CREASEY is the head of the applied solutions strategic marketing and ...
Read Full Bio

Dina Creiger

Dina Creiger founded Choose To Be Nice in 2013 following the tragic Boston Marathon ...
Read Full Bio

Dawn Dickson

DAWN DICKSON is founder and CEO of Flat Out of Heels. She created the rollable ...
Read Full Bio

Molly Flick

MOLLY FLICK is the vice president, North America services, unity lab services with ...
Read Full Bio

Nancy E. Frates

NANCY E. FRATES is the creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge. On March 13, 2011 ...
Read Full Bio

Yvonne Garcia

Yvonne Garcia is senior vice president and Global head of client solutions group and ...
Read Full Bio

Tali Golan

Tali Golanis head of the TripAdvisor Charitable Foundation. From her first ...
Read Full Bio

Hannah Grove

HANNAH GROVE is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of State Street ...
Read Full Bio

Carla Harris

CARLA HARRIS is a vice chairman, wealth management, managing director and senior ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Susan Harvey

DR. SUSAN HARVEY is the director of breast imaging at Johns Hopkins. She is board ...
Read Full Bio

Marsha Haygood

MARSHA HAYGOOD is an author, talent development expert and empowerment coach, ...
Read Full Bio

Nora Herting

NORA HERTING is a co-founder and principal at ImageThink, and an award-winning artist ...
Read Full Bio

Susan Hodgkinson

Susan Hodgkinsonfounded The Personal Brand Company in 1994. She was the first ...
Read Full Bio

Reihaneh Irani-Famili

REIHANEH IRANI-FAMILI is a vice president of business readiness and design at ...
Read Full Bio

Donna A. James

DONNA A. JAMES is a trusted resource and advisor to leaders in the public and ...
Read Full Bio

Caytha Jentis

CAYTHA JENTIS is an award winning independent filmmaker. Her most recent project is ...
Read Full Bio

Thea Kocher

THEA KOCHER has over 11 years’ experience in the luxury beauty industry. She ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Deborah Kolb

DR. DEBORAH KOLB is Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership ...
Read Full Bio

Irene Lam

IRENE LAM is the vice president of product development for the newly formed ...
Read Full Bio

Stephanie Lampkin

STEPHANIE LAMPKIN is the founder & CEO of Blendoor, merit-based matching, a ...
Read Full Bio

Jill Larsen

JILL LARSEN is SVP of strategic talent acquisition, people planning, and services HR ...
Read Full Bio

Shirley Leung

SHIRLEY LEUNG is a columnist at The Boston Globe, writing on everything from the ...
Read Full Bio

Jess Lively

JESS LIVELY is an online teacher and the host of the podcast, “The Lively Show.” ...
Read Full Bio

Stella Low

STELLA LOW is the senior vice president of global communications with Dell. She is a ...
Read Full Bio

Courtney Lynch

Courtney Lynch  is a founding partner of Lead Star. Together with partner Angie ...
Read Full Bio

Heather Majewski

HEATHER MAJEWSKI is assistant vice president and head of wellness innovation with ...
Read Full Bio

Jo Malone

JO MALONE has been described as an “English scent maverick,” and is the woman ...
Read Full Bio

Margaret A. McKenna

MARGARET A. McKENNA is a lawyer and educator, is a leading expert in educational ...
Read Full Bio

Jami Wintz McKeon

JAMI WINTZ MCKEON is chair of Morgan Lewis. She directs the firm’s strategic ...
Read Full Bio

Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

DR. MYECHIA MINTER-JORDAN is president and CEO of The Dimock Center, the largest ...
Read Full Bio

Carolyn Muise

CAROLYN MUISE is vice president and chief customer officer for voice of the customer ...
Read Full Bio

Helaine Olen

HELAINE OLEN is a columnist at Slate, where she writes “The Bills,” a column ...
Read Full Bio

Jennie Orrico

JENNIE ORRICO serves as Shire’s chief compliance and risk officer, with ...
Read Full Bio

Laura Orvidas

LAURA ORVIDAS has over 20 years of experience in general management and strategy. ...
Read Full Bio

Joan Parsons

JOAN PARSONS is executive vice president, head of specialty banking and a member of ...
Read Full Bio

Tracy Pitcher

TRACY PITCHER serves as senior vice president of the Comcast greater Boston region. ...
Read Full Bio

Julie A. Planchet

JULIE A. PLANCHET is vice president and general manager of the portable analytical ...
Read Full Bio

Liz Powers

LIZ POWERS is the co-founder and chief happiness spreader at ArtLifting, a business ...
Read Full Bio

Aparna Rayasam

APARNA RAYASAM has over 19 years of experience in software engineering, working of ...
Read Full Bio
Tami Reiss

Tami Reiss

TAMI REISS leads the Cyrus team to deliver great results for our clients. She focuses ...
Read Full Bio

Emily Riemer

EMILY RIEMER is an award-winning journalist with WCVB. She is a co-anchor for the ...
Read Full Bio

Paula Rizzo

PAULA RIZZO is the author of “Listful Thinking: Using Lists to be More Productive, ...
Read Full Bio

Elizabeth Kolb Robillard

ELIZABETH KOLB ROBILLARD has spent her career in tech startups. She is currently the ...
Read Full Bio

Sarah Robb O’Hagan

SARAH ROBB O’HAGAN has been described as “Superwoman undercover” and the ...
Read Full Bio

Lelsey Jane Seymour

LELSEY JANE SEYMOUR is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most ...
Read Full Bio

Egypt Sherrod

EGYPT SHERROD is the host of HGTV’s all new “Flipping Virgins,” and the ...
Read Full Bio

Nina Tassler

Nina Tassler is an American television executive and author. She previously held such ...
Read Full Bio

Lynn D. Tinney

Lynn D. Tinneyis vice president, Americas Channels for Riverbed Technology. Prior to ...
Read Full Bio

Laura Vanderkam

LAURA VANDERKAM is the author of several time management and productivity books, ...
Read Full Bio

Barb Vlacich

BARB VLACICH is vice president, global sales operations with Kronos ...
Read Full Bio

Anna Voremberg

ANNA VOREMBERG is the managing director for End Rape on Campus (EROC). She is a ...
Read Full Bio

Caroline Webb

CAROLINE WEBB is CEO of Sevenshift, a firm that shows people how to use insights from ...
Read Full Bio

Wendy Wecksell

WENDY WECKSELL is CEO of I Am That Girl, a global movement to transform self-doubt ...
Read Full Bio

Expert Exchange

Nyra Bannis

NYRA BANNIS joined Shire Pharmaceuticals in September, 2010, where she currently ...
Read Full Bio

Jennifer Davis

JENNIFER DAVIS is vice president of global communications with Dell. She joined Dell ...
Read Full Bio

Jodi Euerle Eddy

JODI EUERLE EDDY is a senior vice president and the CIO for Boston Scientific, a ...
Read Full Bio

Gwen Fisher

GWEN FISHER joined Shire in January 2012 and is currently head of U.S. commercial ...
Read Full Bio

Lori Fontaine

LORI FONTAINE is vice president of clinical affairs at Hologic, Inc. and is ...
Read Full Bio

Julie Haskell

Julie Haskell is managing director, global inclusion and diversity with State Street ...
Read Full Bio

Jerome Katz

Jerome Katz is vice president, global service provider for Cisco Systems. He leads ...
Read Full Bio

Rita Kenahan

RITA KENAHAN is senior manager of professional education for Johnson & Johnson ...
Read Full Bio

Joe Kowan

Joe Kowan is an assistant vice president and design director with State Street Global ...
Read Full Bio

Susan Vissers Lisa

SUSAN VISSERS LISA is vice president of investor relations at Boston Scientific ...
Read Full Bio

Katherine Lucas

Katherine Lucas is managing director and head of marketing, North America with State ...
Read Full Bio

Jamila Payne

JAMILA PAYNE is the president and CEO of Ideas Action Design and creator, of Daily ...
Read Full Bio

Lisa A. Wyman

LISA A. WYMAN is senior director and head of quality compliance and data analytics at ...
Read Full Bio

Social Media Roundtable

Bella Boutet

BELLA BOUTET is a social data storyteller, turning unstructured data into meaningful ...
Read Full Bio

Colleen Bradley-MacArthur

COLLEEN BRADLEY-MacARTHUR has had a 15 year career in media, including broadcast, ...
Read Full Bio

Bobbie Carlton

BOBBIE CARLTON is founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Innovation Nights and ...
Read Full Bio

Monica Cost

MONICA COST is a Pathfinder, internet television host, author and speaker. Her unique ...
Read Full Bio

Meridith Dennes

MERIDITH DENNES is a co-founder and the CEO of Project Eve LLC, a leading women’s ...
Read Full Bio

Marsha Halperin Epstein

MARSHA HALPERIN EPSTEIN is president and founder of the American Nanny Company.  An ...
Read Full Bio

Andrea C. Imafidon

ANDREA C. IMAFIDON is a certified life and startup business coach and consultant, who ...
Read Full Bio

Adrienne Lavidor-Berman

ADRIENNE LAVIDOR-BERMAN has been building online communities for over 15 years. ...
Read Full Bio

Nicole Williams

NICOLE WILLIAMS learned in her early life, that there is a connection between the job ...
Read Full Bio

Special Guest Speakers

Renee Connolly

RENEE CONNOLLY is the chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer and head of ...
Read Full Bio

Linda Pizzuti Henry

LINDA PIZZUTI HENRY is the managing director at the The Boston Globe. She is a ...
Read Full Bio

Maria Stephanos

MARIA STEPHANOS is an anchor, WCVB Channel 5 and The 10 O'Clock News on MeTV ...
Read Full Bio

Karen Holmes Ward

KAREN HOLMES WARD is the director of public affairs and community services for ...
Read Full Bio

Small Business Roundtable

Kim Dawson

KIM DAWSON began her entrepreneurial life early, selling arts and crafts door-to-door ...
Read Full Bio

Rita Ng

RITA NG is the founder and owner of Boston Bonbon, which she founded in late 2014 ...
Read Full Bio

Kit Pang

KIT PANG is a public speaking coach, communication expert, TEDx and keynote speaker. ...
Read Full Bio

Gwenn Rosener

GWENN ROSENER is a co-founder of FlexProfessionals, a niche staffing and recruiting ...
Read Full Bio

Ceylan Rowe

CEYLAN ROWE is the founder of Trendy Napkin and the MetroWest commissioner for the ...
Read Full Bio

Tiffanie Stanard

TIFFANIE STANARD is a technology influencer, speaker, media personality and serial ...
Read Full Bio

Jeanne Union

JEANNE UNION of Union Sales Presentation Coaching is an accomplished coach, ...
Read Full Bio